tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post5326838591678978311..comments2023-09-30T09:14:50.616-05:00Comments on Sprittibee: The Naming - and CLAIMING - of a YearSprittibeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07992769339576987845noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-10779544040866883872011-03-17T12:56:05.774-05:002011-03-17T12:56:05.774-05:00Heather,
You really have the gift of encouragement...Heather,<br />You really have the gift of encouragement with words. I was so very blessed to read this , and felt so relieved to know that I am not the only one struggling at times. I have just joined your blog, but in some ways I feel like I already "know you". <br /><br />May you and your family be blessed with every good and perfect gift from above..<br /><br />BlessingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-29279312083096293192011-01-06T16:52:20.055-06:002011-01-06T16:52:20.055-06:00This is so GOOD!!! I read some of it twie..thanks...This is so GOOD!!! I read some of it twie..thanks for your honesty.<br /><br />Wow.<br />sandy toeShell in your Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942896369222883929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-49145693883483125882011-01-06T14:46:42.570-06:002011-01-06T14:46:42.570-06:00Oh Heather {{{}}}
I so, so relate, this was my 200...Oh Heather {{{}}}<br />I so, so relate, this was my 2008-2009 years. I slowly started crawling out of this space in 2010. Facing 2011 in a better frame, but what a dark, dark place to be.{{{}}}Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-13254007528400563242011-01-06T08:45:09.698-06:002011-01-06T08:45:09.698-06:00Thank you so much for commenting on my blog - I...Thank you so much for commenting on my blog - I'm truly glad to have found yours. You are an inspiring and insightful person and absolutely an inspiration. Looking forward to checking out more great posts from you this year. :)Karen Ziemkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368074670705271999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-4275616444148832822011-01-03T22:23:42.982-06:002011-01-03T22:23:42.982-06:00Another awesome post Heather. While I can certainl...Another awesome post Heather. While I can certainly understand you considering setting blogging aside, I hope you know how much your beautiful, raw and honest words inspire so many of us. As a fellow busy homeschooling Mom I can certainly understand if the posts are fewer and further apart, especially in another 39 days or so, but I sure do hope they continue to come whenever you get the chance! Here's wishing you nothing but JOY in 2011!TexasLeanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-63635088700879740182011-01-03T16:11:23.357-06:002011-01-03T16:11:23.357-06:00Joy sounds wonderful to me..I did a word study on ...Joy sounds wonderful to me..I did a word study on Joy from the New Testament, Heather. I think you'll love this...<br /><br />Joy in Greek is 'chara' <br />Cognate: 5479 xará (another feminine noun from the root xar-, "extend favor, lean towards, be favorably disposed") – properly, the awareness (of God's) grace, favor; joy ("grace recognized").<br /><br />Love that, Grace Recognized!Sisterlisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697215030563741501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-12955297861670246672011-01-03T10:34:36.359-06:002011-01-03T10:34:36.359-06:00That's beautiful! Thanks for sharing, and I ho...That's beautiful! Thanks for sharing, and I hope this year lives up to its name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-39455858018629916382011-01-02T11:46:04.752-06:002011-01-02T11:46:04.752-06:00Love you, girlfriend. I'm glad to know that ...Love you, girlfriend. I'm glad to know that you're not backing out on us. We need you! You were one of my very first friends here on the world-wide-web and I am a better person because of you. Thank you for being who you are, and for NOT being perfect. After all - no one really wants to be friends with someone who is perfect, right? The pressure would just be too much. ;)Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597790101986609930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-37762177168658012212011-01-02T07:47:16.100-06:002011-01-02T07:47:16.100-06:00Thanks for sharing. I think your 2011 "name&q...Thanks for sharing. I think your 2011 "name" is absolutely wonderful the way you described it - The joy of the Lord is my strength!Tracy @ Hall of Fame Momshttp://www.halloffamemoms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-33306126054810245902011-01-02T01:47:16.623-06:002011-01-02T01:47:16.623-06:00I can't even begin to tell you how much you ha...I can't even begin to tell you how much you have blessed me with these words!! I'm a weeping mess just reading this. You really inspired me, and I truly believe that (although it may sound a little selfish) God had you write those words for me. :) Thank you so much for being obedient to His prompting, and also for looking to Him in your valley!! It's really helped me to see that His joy has been what was missing for me, too. This year will be my "Joy" year as well. My first of hopefully many more!! Praying for you and your lovely family!Janessa Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217628982107369106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-31545615135692921322011-01-01T19:31:55.651-06:002011-01-01T19:31:55.651-06:00Great idea about naming the year. For me 2010 was ...Great idea about naming the year. For me 2010 was the year of surrender. I gave up trying to change things and stopped being angry. It feels great!<br /><br />I laughed about your threats to public school, my kids were on to me quickly with that one.TerriGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040771745533763494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-69673677042625213682011-01-01T18:54:33.163-06:002011-01-01T18:54:33.163-06:00Thank you, for this post. I have felt much the sam...Thank you, for this post. I have felt much the same as you this past year. But I know God is helping me and used your words to encourage me. 2011 is going to be a Great year. :)dmautonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133487716231792445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-24175169483743612922011-01-01T15:14:04.342-06:002011-01-01T15:14:04.342-06:00Thank you for sharing your heart. I've never ...Thank you for sharing your heart. I've never thought about naming a year. I've ranked some of them as "the worst years". 2010 probably hits the top and I never thought anything would top 1997. Looking forward to joy in my own home in 2011.KarenWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549046490443688774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-59673492090104503932011-01-01T14:14:27.812-06:002011-01-01T14:14:27.812-06:00Thank you for sharing your warts and frowns among ...Thank you for sharing your warts and frowns among your smiles and laughter. So many times we present the "pretty" online and not the real. Joy has been something that has swirled around my head this month as a focus for 2011. I keep finding myself using that word. I need to narrow down a focus and a verse, though I, too, keep coming back to that. We've had a rough two years in our family as well. I need to become again the woman that my husband married. This lady is too cranky and short tempered to be the positive girl with a smile that he fell in love with so many years ago. To 2011 - a year of joy!Steph @ Wild Cricketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403040501233892366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-55939967705216107562011-01-01T14:00:40.593-06:002011-01-01T14:00:40.593-06:00Wonderful honest post Heather. I can relate on so ...Wonderful honest post Heather. I can relate on so many levels. I think I need a word for the year also.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626146100300467143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-11144605241092208252011-01-01T13:54:24.213-06:002011-01-01T13:54:24.213-06:00Sorry for the typos. Not used to this iPad thing. ...Sorry for the typos. Not used to this iPad thing. ;-)Talysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453291518123123664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-83796698325981593652011-01-01T13:53:24.729-06:002011-01-01T13:53:24.729-06:00Oh Heather. You have no idea the nail that you jus...Oh Heather. You have no idea the nail that you just hit on e head of my life! I am readin 1000 Gifts right now and it is wrecking me. Wrecking the perfectionist within. That ing that robs me of all joy. Fogs my vision so that I miss what is right in front of me in this moment. <br /><br />And this is the time of year that my old friends fear and doubt come to visit. I feel insecure and incapable of effectively teaching my kids. As though God somehow has it all wrong in picking me for this job. <br /><br />Thank you SO much for the reminder. :-)Talysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453291518123123664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13517164.post-84167859858544242212011-01-01T13:30:06.541-06:002011-01-01T13:30:06.541-06:00Beautiful post Heather! I have made some of the sa...Beautiful post Heather! I have made some of the same assessments and mistakes you have. I take everything on myself, and won't share the burdens, and then am grumpy all of the time. I am write now making a who I want to be list, and schedule, from a short e-book I just bought today, called "Tell Your Time", by Amy Lynn Andrews. It is really helping, and I see better what I need to keep on my schedule, and what to do away with.<br />My theme of the year is Love. I need to love myself.<br />I pray your year is filled with much Joy!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12207596671804014300noreply@blogger.com